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Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Alabama Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Claim Dies for Lack of Proper Affidavits by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 11, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of an Alabama prisoner’s civil rights action that alleged overlong delays in treatment for hernias and post-surgery …
Article • February 22, 2023
Eighth Circuit Holds Delaying Surgery for Reducible Hernia Not Deliberate Indifference to Missouri Prisoner’s Serious Medical Needs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke What happens if you develop a hernia while jailed? One Missouri prisoner found the answer when he was forced to wait 16 months for surgical relief. Then, …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
$20,000 Paid by Centurion and MHM Health Professionals to Arizona Prisoner for Alleged Deliberate Indifference and Medical Negligence by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On June 24, 2022, a prisoner in the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) accepted $20,000 to settle his claims of deliberate indifference and medical negligence against …
Brief • January 13, 2023
Filed under: Prison Conditions
Brister v. Cain, MS, Stipulation of Dismissal, Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-SA-JMV Doc #: 396 Filed: 01/13/23 1 of 2 PageID #: 12018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION PLAINTIFFS PITRELL BRISTER, et al. NO. 4:20-CV-7-SA-JMV V. DEFENDANTS NATHAN BURL CAIN, et …
Brief • January 13, 2023
Brister v. Cain, MS, Order, Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-SA-JMV Doc #: 395 Filed: 01/13/23 1 of 1 PageID #: 12017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION PITRELL BRISTER, et al. PLAINTIFFS V. NO. 4:20-CV-7-SA-JMV NATHAN BURL CAIN, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER …
Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Wardens Accused of Violating Religious Freedom of Muslim Prisoners in Connecticut by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision denying qualified immunity (QI) to federal prison wardens in …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Third Circuit Agrees With Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Access-to-Courts Claim, But Grants Defendants Qualified Immunity by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 15, 2022, in a precedential ruling that might help the next prisoner plaintiff, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that “a prisoner has a …
Publication • December 29, 2022
Filed under: Prisoners' Rights
Pennsylvania DOC-Inmate Pay Increases, Dec. 2022 ~ pennsylvania ~ DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO: All Inmates FROM: George M. Little Secretary of Corrections DATE: December 29, 2022 SUBJECT: Pay Scale Increase As we celebrate this holiday season, it is refreshing to look back over the past year and see how far …
Article • December 12, 2022
Eleventh Circuit: Prisoner’s Religious Rights Not Violated by Georgia’s Shower Escort Policy by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed judgment for Georgia prison officials in a lawsuit alleging the policy governing prisoner shower escorts violated their …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
‘Plainly Grossly Inadequate’: Federal Court Finds Arizona Prison Healthcare Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoners’ Risk of Serious Harm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 30, 2022, the federal court for the District of Arizona found that the healthcare state prisoners get is frankly awful — unconstitutionally so. As is …
Brief • September 30, 2022
Filed under: Prison Conditions
Friedmann v. Tennesse DOC, TN, Settlement Agreement, Prison Conditions, 2022 Case 3:21-cv-00721 Document 61-1 Filed 09/30/22 Page 1 of 37 PageID #: 628 Case 3:21-cv-00721 Document 61-1 Filed 09/30/22 Page 2 of 37 PageID #: 629 Case 3:21-cv-00721 Document 61-1 Filed 09/30/22 Page 3 of 37 PageID #: 630 Case …
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Prison Mail
Florida Now Digitizing Incoming Mail for State Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Starting from a four-prison pilot launched on January 18, 2022, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) has now banned state prisoners at all 128 of its facilities from receiving any tangible routine mail. Instead they …
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Sixth Circuit Again Extends Kingsley Protections for Pretrial Detainees in Deliberate Indifference Claim Against Kentucky Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 24, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit joined a short list of federal appellate courts so far to say that additional …
All Ohio Prison Guards to Wear Body Cams by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders In January 2022, the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began requiring the state’s 5,000 prison guards to don body-worn cameras. Supplied by Axon, the “body cams,” which complement over 1,000 security cameras already installed in …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail by Panagioti Tsolkas, Jenifer Lockwood Tough-on-Crime Republicans Retaliate Against Rights Restoration Efforts by Jenifer Lockwood and Panagioti Tsolkas In February 2022, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) concluded an eight-month investigation involving the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office’s effort to register …
Vermont Supreme Court Keeps State Prisoner’s Challenge Alive to DOC’s Use of Expunged Convictions in Classification Decision by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 21, 2022, the Vermont Supreme Court remanded a case to the state Department of Corrections (DOC) so that it could respond on the record to …
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Supreme Court Passes on Case of New York Sex Offender Imprisoned Past Release Date for Lack of Compliant Housing by Chuck Sharman, Jory Smith by Jory Smith and Chuck Sharman On February 22, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a writ of certiorari to hear an appeal by …
Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Boiling Behind Bars In Sweltering Texas, Prisons Without Air Conditioning Are About to Get a Lot Hotter by Alleen Brown by Alleen Brown This article was originally published by The Intercept on February 12, 2022. It is reprinted here with permission. The original, along with photos and maps, may be …
Article • July 13, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
U.S. Marshals Service Inspectors Find D.C. Central Jail Not Meeting Federal Detention Standards by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian For decades, prisoners held by the D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) have complained of inhumane conditions and mistreatment. Criticism of the 45-year-old main jail facility has also come from lawyers …
Article • June 27, 2022
Seventh Circuit Holds Jail Guard Not Deliberately Indifferent to Illinois Prisoner’s Withdrawal from Smuggled Pills by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a decision published on June 21, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held a guard was not deliberately indifferent to a prisoner’s symptoms …
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